List of Tuvalu MPs, 2019–2024
This is a list of the members of the Parliament of Tuvalu or Palamene o Tuvalu as elected at the 2019 Tuvaluan general election.[1][2][3][4]
There are no formal parties in Tuvalu. The political system is based on personal alliances and loyalties derived from clan and family connections.[5] The Parliament of Tuvalu is rare among national legislatures in that it is non-partisan in nature. It does tend to have both a distinct government and a distinct opposition.[5]
Members elected for the first time at the 2019 general election are noted with *
| Name | National party | Constituency | # of votes | # Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaia Taape | Independent | Vaitupu | 494 | |
| Nielu Meisake * | Independent | Vaitupu | 642 | |
| Monise Lafai | Independent | Nanumaga | 366 | |
| Minute Alapati Taupo * | Independent | Nanumaga | 361 | Died 23 May 2022[6] |
| Simon Kofe | Independent | Funafuti | 374 | |
| Kausea Natano | Independent | Funafuti | 355 | |
| Katepu Laoi * | Independent | Niutao | 328 | Died in April 2022.[7] |
| Samuelu Teo | Independent | Niutao | 235 | |
| Fatoga Talama * | Independent | Nukufetau | 323 | |
| Enele Sopoaga | Independent | Nukufetau | 491 | |
| Namoliki Sualiki | Independent | Nukulaelae | 182 | |
| Seve Paeniu * | Independent | Nukulaelae | 199 | |
| Mackenzie Kiritome | Independent | Nui | 249 | |
| Puakena Boreham | Independent | Nui | 274 | |
| Ampelosa Manoa Tehulu * | Independent | Nanumea | 603 | |
| Timi Melei * | Independent | Nanumea | 327 |
By-elections
[edit]Saaga Talu Teafa was elected in June 2022 to represent Niutao following the death of Katepu Laoi in April 2022.[8][9]
Following the death of Minute Alapati Taupo on 23 May 2022,[6] the Reverend Dr Kitiona Tausi was elected to represent Nanumaga in the by-election held on 15 July 2022.[10] Tausi, who had been the chairman of the Tuvalu Broadcasting Corporation Board of Directors, received 240 votes, beating Hamoa Holona who received 199 votes, and Alapati Rick Minute Taupo who received 179 votes.[10]
Panapasi Nelesoni was elected to represent Nukufetau in June 2023 to replace Fatoga Talama,[8][11] following his death.[12]
References
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- ^ Colin Packham & Jonathan Barrett (19 September 2019). "Tuvalu changes PM, adds to concerns over backing for Taiwan in Pacific". Reuters. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Kausea Natano new PM of Tuvalu; Sopoaga ousted". Radio New Zealand. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ a b Hassall, Graham (2006). "The Tuvalu General Election 2006". Democracy and Elections project, Governance Program, University of the South Pacific. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Tuvalu mourns deputy prime minister". RNZ.
- ^ "Tuvalu Department of Health". FB. April 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ a b Marinaccio, Jess (30 January 2024). "Tuvalu's 2024 general election: a new political landscape". PolicyDevBlog. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "MOFA welcomes Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano and Madam Selepa Kausea Natano on their state visit to Taiwan from September 3-9". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ a b Ligaiula, Pita (16 July 2022). "Chair of the Tuvalu Broadcasting Corporation wins Nanumaga by-election". Pacific News Service/Radio Tuvalu. Retrieved 8 Feb 2023.
- ^ "MFAT Document Schedule Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers' Meeting" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade of New Zealand. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "A State Funeral was organized today in honor of the passing of the Late Honorable Fatoga Talama, a Member of Parliament from the Island of Nukufetau". Tuvalu.TV. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.